“Oh my God…” I muttered, burying my face in my hands. “This is ridiculous; first Evans, and now you…”

“But it’s true!” Regulus said, almost making a gesture to grab my hand, but stopping himself at last minute. “I know you know he’s been a real moron in the past, but something changed when you came in the picture. Also, he’s never mentioned a girl to our mother, he—“

“What?” I said, my head snapping up at this new piece of information. “He did WHAT!?”

“At Christmas time,” Regulus squeaked out. “He… he said… he said he would put you before the honourable House of Black, and that he didn’t want to be part of the family anymore.”

“Why would he do that?” I demanded.

“Because he loves you, you silly girl!” Regulus shot, his eyes wide. “Don’t you get it? He doesn’t want you to be part of that family, he wants… don’t ask me why, but he wants you to be his family!”

“I owe my life to Sirius,” he explained, and gave a small shrug. “He covered for me everytime I messed up as a kid – he always looked after me, he took the blame and punishment. He never asked for anything in return, he even pretended to not care.”

All the sounds of laughing students seemed so surreal right now. I had never heard this side of Sirius – in fact, the last person I expected to praise Sirius was Regulus. I had always seen him as another Slytherin creep, nothing else.

I suppose even I, Susie Q, make mistakes.

“Why would he do that?” I asked, tilting my head to the side. “Sirius is… he’s selfish, he’s—“

“That’s where you’re wrong, though,” Regulus cut me off. “Everyone thinks he’s selfish, but he’s quite the opposite. there’s nothing he’s ever wanted in life, everything he’s doen has been in the best interest of everyone else; his friends, family – you name it. He didn’t expect anything from anyone. He didn’t think he deserved or needed anything – happiness. But then,” Regulus said, a crooked smile – very similar to Sirius’ – appeared on his lips. “Then you blasted into his miserable excuse of a life like… like some kind of firework.”

“So!?” I snapped, feeling offended. “It’s not my fault he—“

“No, no, no!” Regulus hurried to say. “I’m not blaming you! You actually made him want something! You made him want happiness, Quency! You made him want something for the first time in life, don’t you get it?”

“No,” I said blankly. “Quite frankly, I don’t.”

“Why not? Because you’re the same?” Regulus asked.

It felt like he had just slapped me. “I don’t need to hear this!” I said, and stormed away.

“If you love him,” Regulus called after me, making me stop in my tracks. “You should tell him.”

I glanced at him over my shoulder, and met his gaze. “Your tie is crooked,” I pointed out before leaving.

~ (=^ . ^=) ~

The Quidditch pitch was empty – except for the two teams, Gryffindor and Ravenclaw, practising before the game. I watched them with a frown, watching their moves closely.

If anything, Ravenclaw would be a difficult opponent.

“I heard the Ravenclaw Keeper has a flu,” a voice murmured in my ear, making me jump in my seat.

“Remus,” I said, my eyes wide. “You scared me shitless!”

“Sorry,” he said, and smiled. “So… why are you here early?”

“Why are you here early?” I shot back.

“I asked first,” he pointed out.

“Well, I’m probably here for the same reason as you are,” I said slowly.

“To escape the annoying excitement in the castle?”

“Correct!” I said with fake enthusiasm.

“So…” Remus said, as the Ravenclaw Beaters started to watch the Gryffindor team’s impressive passes. “What exactly happened between you and Padfoot?”

“Moment of weakness?” I repeated in disbelief. “When men have a ‘moment of weakness’, they run off and cheat with some airhead bimbo!”

“Well, our Sirius gets all unsure and whimpy,” Remus corrected. “You’re not someone he takes for granted, you know. You’ve kept him on his toes for quite a while, now… how about you lower down to his level a bit, eh?”

I stared at him in astonishment, wondering, how such a brilliant mind could get some things so horribly wrong – like the misunderstanding with Val.

“If I take your advice,” I began, giving him a meaningful look. “Will you do a favour to me?”

(=^ . ^=) ~

A/N: I feel so proud now that I updated with another chapter SO SOON :D Also, I'd like to have a moment of silence now. Here's why; someone on another fanfiction site decided it would be a good idea to copy this story, and claim as her own. Now, at first, I wasn't sure if I should be flattered or not. I can't help my oddness, so at first, I was very, very flattered. Then it kinda hit me, and I got upset and offended. There's really nothing I can do, except let the mods of that site know. But, so that you know, THIS RIGHT HERE, is the real thing, because I doubt a copycat would waste so much time and energy on writing meaningless A/N:s, right? xD

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